White farmer accused of running over black boy for picking up oranges from ground and told police he would do it again.

A South African farmer is on trial for allegedly running over a little boy who grabbed a dropped orange from the ground, breaking both of his legs.

Christoffel Johannes Stoman, 70, accused the 6-year-old boy of stealing from his farm and is accused of deliberately running him over to punish him.

The child, Khwezi Beukes, was accompanying his mother, Magdalene Jantijies, to the city for shopping when he reached through a fence for two fallen oranges, his mother told police.

In a tearful interview, Jantijies tells eCNA that Stoman drove up to her and shouted: “Stand there, stand there!” she recalls. “I thought he would stop. He was aiming straight at us in a corner and I screamed, 'Help! Help!' He said, 'I'm going to kill you by driving into you.'”

Khwezi survived, but the collision broke both of his legs and he is currently in hospital awaiting surgery.

Jantijies said Stoman made no effort to help them after the incident and LBC reported he told police he “would do it again.” Locals claim the farmer was involved in other similar crimes.

Stoman faces two counts of attempted murder and one count of reckless and negligent driving. He was denied bail.